Clean water for Hammanskraal residents
The biggest challenge was to find the best route for the sewer lines.
Hammanskraal West Extension 10 will receive potable water and sanitation services after a long struggle, the Tshwane metro has said.
About 2 770 households will receive piped water directly and flushing toilets as well as toilet buildings.
The project started on 4 March 2018 and its expected to be completed by August 2020.
Nyeleti Consulting Associate Engineer Valize Scholtz said: “We are excited about the opportunity to bring change to a community such as Hammanskraal through the installation of proper services.”.
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Ward 49 councillor Adam Mashapa said the project was implemented because the people of Hammanskraal West Extension 10 were in need of basic services.
“The lives of communities will change because at the end of the project they will have clean water, sanitation and electricity – essential services,” said Mashapa, adding that the project would give the people dignity, respect, and a better life.
Scholtz said that Hammanskraal has been an informal settlement for many years and formalizing it is a challenging task.
“The biggest challenge was to find the best route for outfall sewer.The position of an existing outfall sewer, power lines and roads, combined with slope of the natural ground limited the route possibilities.
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“In addition to this we also had to stay out of wetland and flood line areas as far as possible to limit the negative environmental impact,” added Scholtz.
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